Hey all, I'm a San Francisco-based investor and starting to think about my first out of state investment deal. I'm hoping to do a buy and hold investment more focused on cash flow.However, I'm struggling to pick a REI...

I bought a duplex in TX late last year site unseen. As an out-of-state investors, I got hit by one of the unknown unknowns. It turned out the house didn't have proper drainage so all the water in the neighborhood drai...

Here's my situation. I'm seeking a mortgage on a duplex. I'm self employed. I have a seasonal lawn care business. My plan is to actually get a job in the restaurant business (for the winter and temper hours during the...

Hello BP!What has your experience been with allowing tenants to deposit their rent payments into your account at the bank? Has anyone experienced a time when the tenant made a withdrawl? Also, in terms of setting up A...

Hey BP folks,I am currently looking into starting my investment career by purchasing my first multifamily house. A few observations or thoughts I have after running number on deals as they pop are as follows.  Initia...

Hey everyone, I’m a RE investor buying SFH so far and I’m ready to buy my first multi family property, up to 10-12 units, depending on the market. I’m trying to find out which markets can offer me multi family with a ...

Hello BP. Well the time had finally come after all the books, research, and searching for a property that fits my investment strategy; I've bought my first house cash. It was a foreclosure the is distressed. I should ...

I am considering starting a s corperation to own my LLC's that I keep my rental properties in. From what I understand I could pay my self a small management salary of something like $6000-6500 per year, and receive th...

Well, I’ve had my first taste of a scam being run on my (1st ) rental. Our agent put it on the market in mid-February 2011 and we signed a rental agreement with tenants just last week. Apparently, someone has been...

Hi Everyone, we have been acquiring single family rentals (>10% cap rate) in St.Paul and Minneapolis the last 12 months and we are noticing the demand for affordable single family rental (1100 - 1500)  is increasin...